SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The Phoenix Suns played like
they want home-court advantage in the first round of the NBA
playoffs. The Sacramento Kings played like they do not want to
take the court in the first round.

Penny Hardaway scored 25 points and Cliff Robinson added 20 as
the Suns completed a season sweep of Sacramento with a 102-97
victory.

The Suns led 78-67 entering the fourth quarter but saw their
lead cut to 87-83 on an 18-foot jumper by Predrag Stojakovic
with 6:35 to play. But Rodney Rogers scored five points in an
11-2 run, including a dunk with 3:20 remaining, as Phoenix moved
to a 98-85 advantage.

"It was a very good win," Phoenix coach Scott Skiles said. "I
felt for the most part we were active all night. We stuck with
the game plan and the guys just played hard."

Phoenix remained 1/2 game ahead of fifth-place San Antonio in
the Western Conference for home-court advantage in the first
round.

"Every game is important from here on out, because when you're
playing in a five-game series, it's so important to have that
fifth and decisive game on your home floor," Robinson said.

Jason Williams scored 24 points and Chris Webber contributed 17
and 13 rebounds for Sacramento, which suffered its third loss in
four games and saw its lead over eighth-place Seattle reduced to
one game with six to play.

"We just want to build on something so we're on a positive note
going into the playoffs," Sacramento guard Darrick Martin said.
"We played hard, but just didn't get any shots to go our way."

Phoenix opened the third quarter on an 11-1 run to take its
largest lead of the game. Shawn Marion scored four points in
the surge and Luc Longley's four-foot jumper extended the lead
to 63-46 with 7:41 left.

Williams scored seven points in a 16-4 run, including a
3-pointer with 2:13 to play, as the Kings moved within 71-67.
But a technical foul on Sacramento's Nick Anderson started a 7-0
run for the Suns to end the third quarter, capped by a 3-pointer
from Rogers with 54 seconds left.

Rogers went 7-of-10 from the field and scored 16 points off the
bench. Marion contributed 12 points and Corie Blount added 11
for Phoenix, which shot 50 percent (39-of-78), including 5-of-10
from 3-point range.

Playing his fifth game since coming out of retirement, Kevin
Johnson made only 1-of-7 shots for the Suns and scored three
points but dished out nine assists.

The Kings led 31-27 after the first quarter as Williams scored
12 points and Corliss Williamson added nine. But they went cold
in the second quarter as Phoenix limited Sacramento to 22
percent (4-of-18) shooting and grabbed a 52-46 lead at the half.

"It was a tough game," Sacramento coach Rick Adelman said. "We
never really seemed to get anything going on the offensive end
all day."

Vlade Divac had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Stojakovic added
15 points off the bench for the Kings, who shot under 38 percent
(37-of-98). Williams went 9-of-19 from the field, including
four 3-pointers, and Webber was 8-of-23. The Kings outrebounded
Phoenix, 52-48.

"I wasn't rusty," Williams said. "I'm just out there playing
and I want to do anything to help my team. We just need to take
it game by game and try to improve (going) into the playoffs."